Imaging

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan

A CT or CAT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of
X-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called slices), both horizontally and vertically, of the body.

As the table glides through the machine (gantry), images are created when the X-ray beam moves in a circle around the body, allowing many different views of the same organ or structure. The X-ray information is sent to a computer that interprets the X-ray data and displays it in a two-dimensional (2D) form on the monitor.

A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, organs, and blood vessels. CT scans are more detailed than standard x-rays.

Methodist Health System offers the following CT services:

• Body Scans
• CT Angiogram (CTA)
• Extremity Scans
• Head Scans
• Heart Scans
• Interventional Radiology/Special Procedures
• Lung Cancer Screening (I-ELCAP)
• PET/CT
• Spine Scans